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SIEGE OF MINORCA. 
The following Five Ships Sailed from England the 17tii May, 
1756, to Reinforce the foregoing Squadron, Yiz. : 
Prince George. 
90 
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Hampton Court. ... 
70 ... 
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Nassau. 
70 ... 
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Isis. 
50 ... 
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Another ship 
70 ... 
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And six Transports, with provisions and ammunition. In the engagement of 
the 20th May, Admiral Byng’s Fleet had 43 killed, and 168 wounded. M. de 
la Galissoniere’s had 38 killed, and 181 wounded. 
QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO MINORCA. 1779. 
Q .—What was the Garrison of Minorca in 1756. 
A. —3,305 Men (Officers included). The Artillery, Sailors, Greeks, 
&c. are reckoned in that number. 
The Artillery were made up, with 300 Men from the Infantry, and 
124 Sailors, to 526 Men; and the Disposition of Men to serve the 
different Battery^s, amounted to 450 Men. 
Upwards of 200 Men mounted daily for the service of the Batteries. 
There were 2 Captains, and 4 Lieutenants of Artillery; and 1 Officer 
of Infantry did Duty with the Artillery. 
There were 3 Engineers, and 4 Officers of Infantry acted as 
Engineers. 
One Officer of Artillery was appointed to the Mines, with about 40 
Miners, taken from the Regiments. 
Q .-—What number of Men mounted. 
A .—772 Men (Officers included) for the daily Guards, and 222 Men 
for the Piquet on and off. 
Q .—What was the proportion of Duty the Garrison should have 
furnished to have supplied the service of the Place, viz. :■—Citadel and 
outworks properly, and without fatigue. 
A .—This is a Question not very easily answered, and many circum¬ 
stances must be considered before this can be determined to any degree 
of certainty; It however may be presumed from the detail of the last 
Siege, that not less than one thousand men daily should be upon Duty 
for the necessary Guards, &c., and that to give three nights in bed, and 
allow for a reserve, Out post. Sickness, &c., Seven thousand Men could 
not be deemed too strong a Garrison to defend so extensive a fortifica¬ 
tion and outward covered way; but less than five thousand might I 
presume be considered rather as a weak Garrison; but this supposes 
the Garrison to be left entirely to its own defence, and the Enemy to 
have a Fleet to cover their operations. 
Q .—What was the Tour of Duty, and what the Reserve upon the 
numbers employed for daily Service. 
A .—The Garrison in 1756 had scarcely two nights in bed, and the 
weakness of the Troops at that Siege, would not admit of any Reserve. 
Q.—What is a proper Garrison for the place. 
